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FedEx Express Canada launches first 50 BrightDrop all-electric vehicles

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FedEx Express Canada welcomed its first 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vehicles at an event in Toronto. FedEx Express Canada plans to expand its EV fleet footprint as additional charging infrastructure is implemented at FedEx locations across the country. Supported payload is 1,460 lbs, and cargo volume is 615 ft 3.

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Santa Clara VTA partners with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to charge 34 electric buses with solar-powered microgrid

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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will install an innovative clean energy microgrid and EV fleet charging system with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to help power the agency’s transition to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet, following a grant that was awarded for the project by the California Energy Commission this week.

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Rivian purchases more land for factory expansion ahead of R1T deliveries

Teslarati

The EV automaker also purchased acres of land with further expansion in mind for the future. The resolution proposes building expansions and the addition of a charging canopy. ft charging canopy to charge Rivian vehicles fresh from the production line. Rivian’s Factory Expansion. One building will cover 45,000 sq.

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Peninsula Clean Energy and California Energy Commission propose $24M partnership to install EV chargers in San Mateo County

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Peninsula Clean Energy, the California Energy Commission, and Center for Sustainable Energy are partnering to launch an incentive project in San Mateo County in 2020 to increase publicly available electric vehicle charging locations with investments potentially reaching $24 million. —Jan Pepper, PCE CEO.

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An off-grid solar tracker powers this EV charging station

Baua Electric

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has installed an off-grid solar tracker EV charging station for its employees. The four Level 2 charging points are powered by a 6.2-kilowatt Solar EV Charger operates even when the grid is down, and its transportable nature allows it to adapt as EV charging needs evolve.

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Fort Worth buying four New Flyer electric buses for new zero-emission route

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The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Trinity Metro) has awarded New Flyer a contract for four heavy-duty, thirty-five-foot Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses. New Flyer is further supporting the deployment with management of ABB charger installation and commissioning through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions.

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NYSERDA announces completion of 11 EV charging stations in Tompkins County; EV Model County

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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that Tompkins County has installed 11 new electric vehicle charging stations to support its goal of becoming the first Electric Vehicle Model County in New York State. initiative to make at least 10,000 charging stations available by the end of 2021.

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